Townscape

What Townscape does

Townscape One Development GmbH & Co. KG is a Berlin-headquartered real estate project developer (founded and led by a team of five managing partners — Henrik Sassenscheidt, Filip Aulin, Philipp Grabianowski, Sebastian Grabianowski, and Thomas Schiffer — who have operated together for more than 10 years). The company develops both residential and commercial properties across Germany's Tier-1 urban markets, with an active footprint spanning Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, and Frankfurt, plus acquisition targets in Düsseldorf, Cologne, Hamburg, and Munich. The core business is end-to-end project development: Townscape acquires land with development potential, secures planning permission, manages design and construction with external architects (RKW Architektur +, K6Architekten, Eike Becker_Architekten, Kinzo, Stefan Forster, MSM Meyer Schmitz-Morkramer, Elwardt & Lattermann), and either sells completed or pre-completion projects to institutional investors (Deka Immobilien, CORESTATE Capital, BUWOG, ATAL Development, HanseMerkur Grundvermögen, HOWOGE, Gewobag) or holds income-producing assets (notably GROW Berlin). Notable commercial developments include ENTER Berlin (~15,100 m², sold to Deka Immobilien 2020), SCALE Berlin (~24,424 m², anchor tenant BASF, DGNB Gold certified), THE B Berlin (~22,000 m², FLIX SE leased), and SPARK Berlin (~15,200 m², wood-hybrid construction). Residential projects include MiKa-Quartier Dresden (~900 apartments planned across three phases, with Phases 1 and 2 sold to CORESTATE and ATAL), Lido Leipzig (72 apartments, HanseMerkur), Lutherstraße 6 Leipzig (BUWOG), Schokostücke Krokant (157 units, HOWOGE), Chamissostraße 16-18 Berlin (64 units, Gewobag, KfW 55), East Village Frankfurt (61 units, fully sold 2015), and Ackerstraße 89 (104 serviced apartments, numa operator lease, Q4 2026 completion).

Name

Townscape

Legal name

Townscape One Development GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://townscape.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Townscape is a Berlin-based real estate project developer specializing in ESG-aligned residential and commercial properties across Germany's Tier-1 cities, selling completed projects to institutional investors and housing companies or holding them for rental income.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Development

NAICS

New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Family Residential Construction (Apartments, Condos, Townhomes) (IMAFABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Residential real estate development
• Commercial property development
• Sustainable construction
• Project development services
• German real estate

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Development and Sale: Townscape develops residential and commercial properties and sells completed projects to institutional investors (e.g., Deka Immobilien, BUWOG, ATAL Development, Corestate Capital, HanseMerkur Grundvermögen AG). Revenue is generated through the development margin and sale price of completed projects.
2. Rental Income from Held Properties: Some completed projects such as GROW Berlin are held in the company's own portfolio and generate rental income from commercial tenants.
3. Land Acquisition and Rezoning Services: Townscape acquires land with development potential, obtains planning permission, and sells entitled land or completed projects at a premium, earning development and rezoning fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Townscape is a Berlin-based real estate project developer that acquires land with development potential in German cities, secures planning permissions, and develops both residential and commercial properties. Completed projects are typically sold to institutional investors (Deka Immobilien, BUWOG, CORESTATE, ATAL Development, HanseMerkur, HOWOGE, Gewobag) or held in the company's own portfolio to generate rental income. The company operates across Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Düsseldorf, and Cologne, with a focus on ESG-aligned construction including DGNB Gold certification, KfW 55 energy efficiency, Cobiax hollow-core slabs, and wood-hybrid construction.

Product overview

Townscape is a Berlin-based real estate development company specializing in both commercial and residential property development. Their portfolio consists of individual real estate projects rather than a unified software product or platform. Commercial projects include office buildings GROW Berlin (~10,000 m² GFA), ENTER Berlin (~15,100 m² GFA), SCALE Berlin (~24,424 m² GFA), THE B Berlin (~22,000 m² GFA), and SPARK Berlin (~15,200 m² GFA). Residential projects include Ackerstraße 89 serviced apartments (104 rooms), MiKa-Quartier Dresden (~900 planned apartments across three phases), Lido Leipzig (72 apartments), Lutherstraße 6 Leipzig (~160 units), Chamissostraße 16-18 Berlin (64 units), Schokostücke Krokant Berlin (157 units), and East Village Frankfurt (61 units). Townscape operates across Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, and Frankfurt with a focus on urban development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GROW Berlin Modern, flexible office building in Berlin's Humboldthain Technology Park, providing approximately 10,000 m² of commercial space across six levels for offices, cafés, restaurants, and events. Townscape's first commercial office development in Berlin.
• ENTER Berlin Modern office building with five floors of flexible office space and meeting facilities on the ground floor in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen, designed by RKW Architektur + with open green atria. Approximately 15,100 m² GFA.
• SCALE Berlin Eight-storey office building on Storkower Straße in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district, offering approximately 24,424 m² GFA of flexible office space. Targets DGNB Gold certification.
• THE B Berlin Townscape's fourth Berlin office project in Friedrichshain between Ostkreuz and Warschauer Straße, offering approximately 22,000 m² GFA above ground with flexible units. Aiming for DGNB Gold and Wired Score certifications.
• SPARK Berlin

Quantifiable outcome

• BASF leased 15,000 m² (8 floors) at SCALE Berlin, housing 2,800 employees
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• FLIX SEmajorOthers · 11 May 2026Mobility company that leased 6,000 m² in THE B Berlin office building (press release 11/05/2026).
• Kinzo ArchitektenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 November 2023Responsible for tenant fit-out design for BASF (anchor tenant) in the SCALE Berlin project.
• BASF Services Europe GmbHcoreOthers · 23 November 2023Anchor tenant at SCALE Berlin, leasing 15,000 m² across 8 floors for approximately 2,800 employees. Occupied in November 2023. DAX-listed multinational with international orientation and vibrant corporate culture.
• Schlothauer & WauermajorOthers · 17 July 2023Engineering company for road traffic that leased 1,500 m² in SCALE Berlin alongside anchor tenant BASF.
• Made of AirminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 September 2022PropTech start-up honored by Townscape at the 2022 PropTech Innovation Award as the most promising real estate start-up. Townscape co-sponsored and co-organized the award.
• Eike Becker_ArchitektenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022Project planning partner for THE B Berlin (approximately 22,000 m² GFA above ground) in Friedrichshain, targeting DGNB Gold and Wired Score certifications.
• numacoreOthers · 1 January 2022Operator partner for Townscape's first serviced apartment property at Ackerstraße 89, Berlin. numa has signed a 15-year long-term lease for 104 serviced rooms and will take over the property upon completion in Q4/2026.
• MerantixmajorOthers · 1 December 2020AI company and tenant in ENTER Berlin office building, occupying flexible office space from December 2020.
• ContentfulmajorOthers · 1 December 2020Technology company and tenant in ENTER Berlin office building, occupying flexible office space from December 2020 alongside Merantix.
• K6ArchitektenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 August 2020Lead architects for the SCALE Berlin project (24,424 m² GFA), collaborating with Townscape on design and planning for the DGNB Gold-certified office building.
• Sassenscheidt GmbH & Co KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 August 2020Long-term co-development partner for residential projects including MiKa-Quartier (1. BA and 2. BA), Lido Leipzig, Lutherstraße 6 Leipzig, and others. Collaboration spans acquisition, concept development, planning, financing, and project management.
• Stefan Forster ArchitektenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019Selected through a workshop process to design one building block within the MiKa-Quartier 2nd construction phase in Dresden.
• MSM Meyer Schmitz-MorkramermajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019Selected through a workshop process to design one building block within the MiKa-Quartier 2nd construction phase in Dresden.
• Elwardt & Lattermann ArchitektenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2018Architectural partner for GROW Berlin, Schokostücke Krokant (Berlin), and Chamissostraße 16-18 (Berlin-Spandau, KfW 55 standard) projects.
• RKW Architektur +coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017Primary architectural partner for multiple projects including MiKa-Quartier (Dresden), East Village (Frankfurt), Lido (Leipzig), Lutherstraße 6 (Leipzig), and ENTER Berlin. Responsible for project architecture across residential and commercial developments.
• 6b47 GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2013Real estate developer responsible for the implementation of the East Village Frankfurt project (61 apartments), while Townscape handled acquisition and sales management. Project fully sold by completion in 2015.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bonava AB: Swedish-listed residential developer with significant German operations (Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig region). Directly comparable to Townscape's multi-family residential development model, including build-to-sell and build-to-rent segments sold to institutional investors and housing companies.
• Euroboden GmbH: Boutique German premium residential and commercial developer based in Munich. Comparable to Townscape in founder-led culture, focus on prime urban locations in Germany, ESG/sustainability orientation, and selling completed projects to institutional investors and individual buyers.
• Quantum Immobilien AG: Frankfurt-based German project developer specializing in inner-city office and mixed-use projects. Comparable to Townscape in prime-location office development, focus on ESG/sustainability certifications, and forward sales to institutional investors like Deka and CORESTATE.
• CG Gruppe AG: Berlin/Dresden-headquartered German residential and commercial project developer. Comparable to Townscape in geographic focus on eastern German cities, multi-family residential construction, and project sales to institutional investors (incl. HOWOGE and similar housing companies).
• CA Immobilien Anlagen AG: Vienna-listed office and residential developer with German portfolio focus. Comparable to Townscape's office development strategy (SCALE, ENTER, GROW, SPARK, THE B) including DGNB-style sustainability positioning and lease-up of prime Berlin office product.
• Pandion AG: Cologne/Berlin-based project developer active in residential and commercial real estate in German metropolitan areas. Highly comparable to Townscape in business model: end-to-end project development with sales to institutional investors and corporate tenants, focus on prime urban locations, and ESG-aligned product positioning.
• Instone Real Estate Group AG: Frankfurt-listed German residential project developer active in top metropolitan areas. Comparable to Townscape in delivering for-sale and build-to-rent residential projects to institutional buyers, with similar German city focus and ESG certifications.
• Bauwerk Capital GmbH & Co. KG: Boutique German project developer focused on premium residential in major German cities. Comparable to Townscape in founder-driven model, prime urban residential pipeline, and project sales to private and institutional buyers in cities like Berlin and Leipzig.
• STRABAG Real Estate GmbH: Austrian/German project developer covering residential, office, and hotel projects in German metropolitan areas. Comparable to Townscape as a full-service developer delivering ESG-certified office and residential products to institutional investors.

Broad incumbents

• Hochtief Projektentwicklung GmbH: German developer arm of Hochtief, one of the largest construction/real estate groups in Germany. Comparable to Townscape in developing commercial and residential projects in German cities, but at much larger scale and as part of a diversified construction conglomerate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/townscape-gruppe

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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